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A depiction of the Hindu Creator god Brahma. The god is frequently depicted with four faces representing safety, fortune, blessing, and compassion. Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Wat Phra Ram at Ayutthaya in Thailand. This monastery was built in 1369 CE on the cremation site for Ayutthaya’s first king, Ramathibodi I, who reigned 1350-1369 CE. Photo taken in 2019 CE.

A woman from Thailand boils the cocoons of the silkworm in the initial phase of making silk. Photo taken March 2012.

Temple ruins in Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand. Photo taken 2014 CE.

This sculpture of Vishnu made from sandstone is from what is present-day Thailand. It likely comes from the province of Prachinburi in the vicinity of Dong Si Maha Phot. It dates from the 7th-8th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

King Naresuan (r. 1590-1605 CE) of Ayutthaya (Thailand) was riding an elephant into battle and the elephant stumbled over the roots of a jujube tree (pud sa in Thai). The king expressed his gratitude by ordering jujube trees to be planted...

A Buddhist temple, Sukhothai, Thailand. The Kingdom of Sukhothai flourished from 1248 to 1438 CE.

Khanom Farang Kudichin or 'Foreigner Cake' - a Portuguese cake introduced to Thailand. This cake is from the Thanusingha Bakery House in Kudeejeen (Bangkok) where five generations of the same family bake Foreigner Cake following a traditional...

Austronesian sail types: A: Double sprit (Sri Lanka) B: Common sprit (Philippines) C: Oceanic sprit (Tahiti) D: Oceanic sprit (Marquesas) E: Oceanic sprit (Philippines) F: Crane sprit (Marshall Islands) G: Rectangular boom lug...

An illustration of astronomers observing a solar eclipse at the Narai Observatory in the Kingdom of Siam (Thailand) in the 1680s. From "Three Military Accounts of the 1688 Revolution in Siam" by Michael Smithies.